Carl Wilson
Contents:
Hold On
Bright Lights
What You Gonna Do About Me
The Right Lane
Hurry Love
Heaven
The Grammy
Seems So Long Ago
Hold On (Carl Wilson, Myrna
Smith)
...............................................E......................B
You know that there's an achin' deep inside me
........................E...........................B
Tearin' me apart each lonely day
.......................................E......................................B
You can soothe my spirit with some of your lovin'
...............................E..................................B
With you by my side we can make it OK
C#m...................................................................................E
There's a way of love with you and I'm seeing the glow
C#m...................................................................B
All I need is understandin' just to let me grow
............................E.................................B
I can't tell you now 'bout all of my reasons
.............................E.............................B
Burdens of this life have me in a trance
...............................E.......................B
You can help unlock my other secrets
............................................E..............................................B
Though your warm embrace I give the good life a chance
C#m..............................................................................E
There's a way of love with you and I'm feelin' it flow
C#m...................................................................B
All I need is understandin' just to let me grow
E.............B......................E.......B
Hold me - just a little tighter
.................................E..........B.............................E.......B
'Cause when you hold me - I don't have to fight it
..............................E.........................................B
I don't want to sound like I'm full of self pity
.......................................E........................B
'Cause that's not the way I want it to be
...........................E...................................B
All I need for now is your love to forget her
..............................E...................................B
Love so sweet completely settin' me free
C#m....................................................................................E
There's a way of love with you and I'm seeing the glow
C#m..................................................................B
All I need is understandin' just to let me grow
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
Bright Lights (Carl Wilson,
Myrna Smith)
.............................................A.F#m.D.E..............A...F#m..D
My nights were getting better..... without a lover
..........E................A............F#m.D.A7............D
The feeling of peace I had......... all by myself
..............................A........F#m.D.E.......................A.....F#m..D
Free to fill my space with...... things I really wanted
.E.....................A..F#m..D.......A7...................D......A7...................D
Giving no excuses... I even had my own place, had my own place
.............D/A...A.....................G......D/F#.....Em......D...........G/B..D/A
Those long nights, those bright lights, those carefree days
.............D/A...A.....................G......D/F#...Em...........D...........G/B..D/A..E
Those long nights, those bright lights, I tell you I got it made
.......................A..F#m..D.E.............A...F#m..D
Never ever realized... that I was lonely
................E........................A.............F#m.D.............A7...........D
'Cause working on the road can be............it can be an escape
......................A..............F#m.D..........E.......................A...F#m..D
Dinner in a one night stop.... just meet me in the hall
...............E........................A.......F#m..D..........A7.............D......A7..............D
Take a number in my black book...... and promise to call, promise
to call
..........................A.F#m.D.E.............A...F#m..D
Then I saw a bright face lit by a candle
.E......................A.....F#m..D.......A7........................D
Sitting in the bar alone.... she filled the whole place
..................................A..F#m..D.E..............................A...F#m..D
The magic of her presence... who could walk up to her
E. .............................A..........F#m.D.
.......................A7........D
Who would even dare to give....... this woman-child a chase
...........................................................A..F#m..D......E....................A...F#m..D
Thought my nights were getting better..... just living by myself
.......E............................A.............F#m.D.
..............A7...................D.............A7...................D
But I got hooked on love this time..... now we got our own place,
we got our own place
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
What You Gonna Do About Me
(Carl Wilson, Myrna Smith)
D....................................A...........................G.........................................A
You been givin' them all of your crush, you got them standin' in
line in a huff
D................................................A...........................................G.........................................A
You know they all want to share your sweet stuff but what you
gonna do about me
G...........................................A.............G/B...................................A
I'm the one you keep on runnin' to after they've walked all over
you
G...............................................A........................G/B........................................A
I'm the one who dries your lonely tears, so what you gonna do
about me
..............C
Baby what you gonna do about the one who really loves you
..................................................................................D
What you gonna do 'bout the one that really cares
..............C
Sugar what you gonna do about the one who wants you only
..................................................................................D
How long do you think I can keep on waiting here
D...................................................A..................................G...................................................A
You get a charge gettin' your selfish heart broken, seeking out
that same kind of charm
D.......................................................A................................G............................................A
When you gonna realise you're only a token, don't want to cause
no serious alarm
G......................................................A
But when the pressure gets to more than you can bear
G/B.................................................A
Pick up the phone 'cause you know I wait to hear
G.....................................................A...........................G/B.......................................A
And when you need to have a little real fun, just count on me to
be the one
D7....G7....D7....G7....D7....G7....D7....G7
..........D............................A.........................G.................................................A
Let's get together, go out on the town, go back to my place you
can let your hair down
D..................................A...................................................G/B.......................................A
I got a few things I want to say to you, ooh - baby what you
gonna do about me
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
The Right Lane (Carl Wilson,
Myrna Smith)
E7sus............................E7..............E7sus.....................................E7
I've been livin' in the right lane, keepin' my speed a steady
pace
E7sus...................................E7..............E7sus................................E7
I've been tryin' to do the best thing, goin' a little slow, but
staying in the race
C..........................................Em............................C.....................................A
Always believed I could get what I wanted, even if it took a
little while
C...........................................D......................................E7sus......................E7
Always believed I could take care of my brother, do my thing with
style
E7sus............................E7.............E7sus.................................E7
I've been livin' in the right lane, sometimes arrive a little
late
E7sus..................................E7...............E7sus......................E7
I've been tryin' to do the best thing, people tell me I shouldn't
wait
C..........................................Em...................................C..............................................A
There have been others travelin' the same road, get just where
they want to be
C....................................................D........................................................E7sus...................E7
There have been time when I wanted to break my mould, switch over
to another speed
E7sus............................E7..............E7sus...............................E7
I've been livin' in the right lane, seeing others cruise on by
E7sus...................................E7..............E7sus..................................E7
I've been tryin' to do the best thing, think I'll give the
passin' lane a try
C...................................................Em.........................C...........................................A
Am I the kind who would run over my brother, just to get where I
should be?
C.........................................D..................................E7sus..........................E7
Am I the kind to be content in my splendour, after all the
trouble gettin' on the freeway?
E7sus.............................E7...........E7sus.............................E7
I've been livin' in the right lane
E7sus.............................E7...........E7sus.............................E7
I've been livin' in the right lane
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
Hurry Love (Carl Wilson, Myrna
Smith)
G...............................Em..........D...G.......................................Em..........................D....G
I've spent one too many empty nights, wait for you to touch me
and make it right
.........................Em..............................D...G................................Em...............D...G
Will you give in to what you felt was real, don't you still feel
the love I feel
C................................................................................G
Hurry love, hurry 'fore this feeling fades and slips away
C.............................................................G........................Em.................A
Hurry love, hurry let her see that I need her to lay, close to my
heart
G.............................Em...........................D..G......................................Em..........................D....G
I've watched you all through your busy day, the look in your eyes
says you're far away
............................Em..............................D...G.....................................Em........................D....G
Will you come back to my once happy dream, the love he pretended
he just didn't mean
Am7...............................D....Am7............................D
Hurry love, make her see, hurry love, lay with me
Am7................................D........Am7..........................D
Hurry love, 'fore she leaves, hurry love, set her free
..............G.................C............................G..........C
Hurry love, hurry love, hurry hurry love, mmm
..........G.................C.................G..................C.........G
My love, hurry love, hurry love, hurry love, mmm
G........................Em................D...G...........................Em.................D....G
The moment I saw her lovely face, I had to convince the girl to
stay
.................................Em............D...G........................Em.............D...G
She filled me with love to overflow, I just can't bear to let her
go
G...............................Em...........D...G...............................Em................................D...G
Make her give our love another day, don't let her throw what we
once had away
..............................Em......................D...G.................................Em......................D...G
Bring her back into my once happy dream, don't let him take her
away from me
C......................G..............................C.............................................G
Set her free, don't let her leave, give me one more try, don't
let her say goodbye
C......................G..............................C.............................................G
Set her free, don't let her leave, give me one more try, don't
let her say goodbye
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
Heaven (Carl Wilson,
Myrna Smith, Michael Sun)
D..................Bm7................F#m7...G.......F#m7...................Bm7
It's like I'm sailing on the ocean, every time I see your eyes
D.............................Bm7...........................F#m7...Em7..................F#m7..................Bm7
You could be the wind that keeps me floating, I could be in
heaven for all I know
Em7.................F#m7.................Bm7
Heaven's the place for me to go
...............D.G/D.F#m7/C#................Bm7..............D.G/D.F#m7/C#..................Bm7
No one ever could have told me how, no one ever could have told
me how
F#m7/B..Bm7......F#m7/B....Bm7
Heaven could be here on earth
D....................Bm7..............F#m7....G...............F#m7........................Bm7
I know your heart is very tender, your soft touch the breeze of
life
D............Bm7...............F#m7..Em7....F#m7..............Bm7
In your arms I feel a comfort I surrender in your smile
Em7.........F#m7.................Bm7
Hold me close for just a while
...............D.G/D.F#m7/C#...............Bm7..............D.G/D.F#m7/C#................Bm7
No one ever could have told me how, no one ever could have told
me how
F#m7/B...Bm7.....F#m7/B...Bm7
Heaven could be here on earth
G/D..A/E...D/F#..G..Em7.F#m7.Bm7
Ba, ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, loving you
G/D........A/E........D/F#.......G......Em7/B..A/C#...D
Part of Heaven's here on earth, the love of you
D.................Bm7......................F#m7....G.............F#m7.......................Bm7
The gentle waves of love in motion, and the warmth of summer sun
D...........Bm7...................F#m7.......Em7..F#m7..............Bm7
In your love I need no compass, my direction has begun
Em7......................F#m7....................Bm7
Could you be an angel sent from God
...............D.G/D.F#m7/C#................Bm7..............D.G/D.F#m7/C#................Bm7
No one ever could have told me how, no one ever could have told
me how
F#m7/B...Bm7.....F#m7/B...Bm7
Heaven could be here on earth
G/D..A/E...D/F#..G..Em7.F#m7.Bm7
Ba, ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba, ba-ba, ba
G/D......A/E............D/F#...................G......Em7/B.A/C#...D
I have found my Heaven here on earth, the love of you
G/D..A/E...D/F#..G..Em7.F#m7.Bm7
Ba, ba-ba, ba-ba-ba, ba, ba-ba, ba
G/D.A/E..D/F#......G.......Em7/B.A/C#.D
Heaven's here on earth, loving you
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
The Grammy (Carl Wilson, Myrna
Smith)
E..............................B............................E............................................B
You invite me to pick up my award, after all the time I've been
out here
E.......................B.......................E...........................................B
My music is still the same, why is it just now getting there?
A......................................E......................
A................................E
Wonder why this one got such play, wonder why all the fuss is
made?
A...................................E......C#m.............B
Now the turntable's goin' 'round and 'round
E.........................................B.............E.....................................B
Who's the judge of this anyway, my music said what I had to say
E.....................................B...................................E.........................B
Who decides if it's wrong or right, the authority with such
insight
A.....................................E........................A................................E
Wonder why this one got such play, wonder why all the fuss is
made?
A...................................E......C#m.............B
Now the turntable's goin' 'round and 'round
C#m...................................................A
We thought you wanted to be a star
E......................................................A....F#m
You worked so hard to get this far
E
You played all the small time scenes
B..............B/C#.............B/D#
We just wanted to fulfill your dreams
E...................................B
You won a grammy, you won a grammy
E...................................B
You won a grammy, you won a grammy
E.........................................B..........................E.................................B
Don't think I want to be bothered at all, maybe I'll just give
them a call
E....................................................B......................E........................................B
I won't go through pomp and circumstance, anyway, my music isn't
fancy
A...............................E.......................A...............................E
You invite me to share my fame, I've decided not to play your
game
A...................................E......C#m.............B
Now the turntable's goin' 'round and 'round
E.........................................................B
We thought you wanted to be a star
E.........................................................B
We thought you wanted to be a star
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
Seems So Long Ago (Carl
Wilson, Myrna Smith)
D...............Bm7................A...........F#m7
Sat in the park just the other day
D................Bm7.........F#m7
Saw little children about their way
G..........................Em..................D
The innocence mirrored in a little face
Bm7...................F#m7
Took me back far away
D...............................Bm7........A................F#m7
Remembered when I was about that small
D..................................Bm7................F#m7
The park looked the same, but the trees were tall
G........................Em.....................D
Running and playing was my big concern
....F#m7........................Em7..........F#m7................Em7
It took a while taking in it all, it took me back, far away
.....F#m7...............Em7................F#m7......A
So long ago, to another time - hmm - another place
D....Bm6...F#m7.........Bm7..Em7..Em7/A...D
Seems so long ago - ah - seems so long ago
Bm7....E9...A............F#m7..G...G/A...............D
Seems so long ago - ah - seems so long ago
D..............Bm7..................................A.................F#m7
I can see Mom and Dad and the house we had
D..........................Bm7............................A.....................F#m7
The trees in the yard and how Dad worked so hard
G...................................Em.......................D
The good times we shared and how much they cared
Bm7.............................................F#m7............Em7
Mom's great smile - how she wouldn't cry, all they did
......F#m7.................Em7......................F#m7.........A
To make us grow, love and strong - hmm - to not do wrong
Chart prepared by Francis Greene